Meet the Optometrist

Meet Your McDonough Optometrist, Dr. Humberto Fallas

Dr. Fallas is a native of Costa Rica. He moved to the United States from 1990 to 1991 at the age of 17 to participate as an exchange student in Houston, Texas. In 1992 he returned to the United States where he attended the University of South Dakota and received his Bachelors degree in Biology and Chemistry. He also had the opportunity of being part of the University’s soccer team and was part of the Dean’s list for outstanding academics. Dr. Fallas was also inducted into many honor societies including Alpha Lambda Delta, Guidon, and Phi Sigma. In 1997, Dr. Fallas relocated to Florida to obtain his Doctorate in Optometry at Nova Southeastern University. As a student at Nova, Dr. Fallas served as President of the Student Government, President and Vice-President of his class. Dr. Fallas trained at the prestigious Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami College of Medicine for the Low Vision program. His internships also included the very well known Omni Eye Services here in Atlanta, GA which specializes in Ocular Disease. He is currently licensed in the states of Georgia and Washington by the National Board of Optometry. He is a member of the American Optometric Association and the Georgia Optometric Association. He has been in the Henry county area since graduating in 2001. His specialties include ocular disease and contact lenses.

Dr. Fallas is an avid guitar player, avid cyclist and has served as president of Southern Crescent Cycling. In his free time, his first priority is time with his family. Dr. Fallas also enjoys staying in shape. In 1996 he won first place at the Greek God Body Building Competition held in South Dakota. As a very peculiar hobby he also enjoys going to Haunted Houses, and listening to Ghost stories. He currently lives with his wife, Liz, and his three sons Noah, Liam and Max in McDonough, GA.